tern. 



ZYGOPETALUM 



ike X. maxillare, th 



inunila rhizome or ii 

 of equal parts of < 

 sphagnum moss, well nji: 

 pieces of rouRh charcoal, 

 space being devote<i to cii'it 

 distributing the- root^. tlu- .-. 

 carefully l>nt not t..,, tinul 

 base of 'till- |.hint .-vi-ii «iii 

 the pot. R.'i...iiiiU' sliould bi- (1..11,- wbrn tli,. plai 



about 00° F. by night and 65° to 70° by day in wiiiti 

 and in summer as low as possible, with free ventilati 

 during inclement weather. A cool, light location in t 

 cattleya department is favorable. The compost shot 

 be kept in a moist condition at all times. The plai 

 ue propagated by tutting thiough the iliiz me betwe 

 the old pseudobulbs at a t, od e^e p< ttnv up the pai 

 and removing them to i rithcr higher teiupeiature u 

 til they start into iit « grow th 



The Bateinannn Pts itoiii and Warc/ewiezd 

 groups are ver-y miiiiUi in h il it of growth and • 

 thrive well in or hi 1 l 

 of the od )nti 'I i 

 sistinj il t 



ZYGOPETALUM 



long mflores 



n Ion" Ivs 



til fls IX 



green 



1 r zontal 



rostratum 



BB illtl it I ,1 



L P I il I t I , II I I ! 



U. Lttlnlliiin ylabivtit, 1. Mackau 



:>,. Gautieri 

 4. maxillare 



DD. LnbeUnm pubescent 5. crinitum 



0. intermedium 



CO. Pel, lis iniil.irmlii e.ihirerl 7. Sedenl 



AA. Sciie sl.^.rt.r Unii, lln lis., l-fld. 

 B. C^'liniiii hii.,a-like. urclduy <jfer 

 the . ,;st. 

 e. Fh. lie, I, riul.t 8. violaceum 



CO. FU. einhl./.iiriile 9. CCElCSte 



CCC. Fls. ,,..,e-e„l..red 10. Patini 



11. Lalindei 



BB. Coliiiini lint Ji,„„l-like. 



c. Ft.1. brown, spotted 12. Burtii 



cc. Fls. white or greenish u-Iiite . ..13. discolor 



14. Wendlandi 



1. rostratum, Hook. Psi.ii.l,.i.i.li,- ..Ll-ih- ..ihiio...-,..! : 

 Ivs. lanceolate, 5 in. Iuhl. ; ' ' uin- 



1-3 fls.: sepals ami p.-tal- : I, 



brown, wavy, 2-3 in. I.ihl;; I .,,i ,, ; . i as 



the petals, subrotuiid, uiih r.:l.., 1 .;.; ,. 



itii ft- 



Oct. (iuiana. B.M. 2,si;i. ,T.H. 111. J.s 7. Al. .... 



2. M4ckaii, Hook. Fig. 2799. Pseudobulbs lar 



ovate: Ivs. many, linear-lanceolate, 1 ft. long: scj 



18 in, long, bearing 5 or G large Hs. : sepals and pet 



127 



There are varieties with pink, blue, or aim. 

 veins on the labellura. Var. coBruleum, Flu 

 vines deep vivid blue. 



